Short film

Maszatvár

2019 · 24 min

A tense, emotionally charged escape through a bleak communist landscape, driven by a mother's desperate love.

Overview: In communist Hungary a young mother wants to live with her son. To do so, she has to kidnap her own child from her influential, manipulative ex-husband and escape with him to the West.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Parenthood, power, freedom, betrayal
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
power
freedom
betrayal
survival
Places: big city
road trip
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none